Receiving rack for ironing machines



Jan. l, 1935. 1- TROpp 1,986,305

RECEIVING RACK FOR IRONING MACHINES Filed April 9, 1931 INVEN TOR.

f A TTORNEYS.

receiving device for ironing or other-'likeLn'ia Patented Jan. 1.935l il l UNITED PATENT, ol'rflci;`

'RitonrvrNog mick` FOR n toNING MACHINES n James '.PrcpmNevey York,`rN. Appiiationapilil V9, 1931,', Vserial No. "528,954, u 4 foiaim`s. v(ci. arr-6s) ThisV invention relates to improvements in receiving and piling racks for articles discharged from an ironingor other similar machina.

The object of the invention islto provide a:

chines in which the articles dischargedfromthe machine will automatically fall and accumulate, one upon the other, intofsmooth unrumpled piles' or stacks.V v Y a Another object of the invention isi to provide an improved gravity fed piling or receivingrack for independent articles deliveredfrom` an. ironing or like machine. l

A further object of theinvention is to provide4V an improved receiving rack for articles dis-f charged from an ironing machine, soconstructed as to receive the articles smoothly Ysuper-.ii'nposed one upon another.

Another object of the invention istoprovide an improved receiving device for articles `discharged from an ironing machine? soiconstructed as .to receivelthe articles superimp'csedione uponL the4 other and to automatically adjust itself alc-.

cording to the Weight ofl thefarticles imposed on such' device;

The invention also has other'nobjects, allof Super? which'l willbe' hereinafterfmore particularly set forthandclaimed@` In the accompanying drawing forming; Vpart` of this specification, l y

i Figure 1 represents a side lelevation in phan. tom view` of an ironing `machine"vvithlmyl yim-Ll provements applied thereto; y

Figure 2 represents a,:.topplanview of'fmy improved.' receiving and piling devices;the end ofthe ironing machine. being. shown in" dotted 1ineS; f

.Figure Surepresents a detail `vertical,section ticles being i removed; vfrom l the table just4 they fall' thereon so that* one article' will-"not1 drop upon another and crinkle the previous article orf itself-elif? -l method of removing the ironed articles necessitates anumber of girls at the discharge endof .the ironingmachine to prevent the articles mussing each other. l

In the present invention, only one girl is necessary atti-1e discharge end of the ironingV machine, as the accumulation of napkins or other ironedarticles isv takenv care of in such manner that all of vsuch articles lie perfectly smooth one upon the other Without any rumpling or mussing, as theartic'les-at the time they dropupon the rec'eivi-ngV table, are still hot.

With the present invention, if the machine isA running at full capacity and the girl is .not keeping up with the machine inremoving the articles fromtlie rack, these articles'- simply pile' same position in relation to the discharge apronv or? shoot, this rack automatically adjusts itselfl vbecztuseof the Weight oi the articles upon it, t

occupy this normal-receiving position. f

-1 accomplished by springs arranged undenthe rack 'whichal'lovvf it to give under. added v weight..so1thatits.upper or receiving ridge`r al- Ways occupies approximately" the same position inrelation tothe discharge edgeof Vthe apron.'

,.Byreferencer tofiFig. 1, it Will be seen that this apron-,71s supported bystandards 5 andV 6 upon a table 2.` The'apro'n is preferably constructed of highly polished metal so that when the napkin or otherr article is discharged fromA the ironing machine 1, from'its endless conveyorj'it is projected-upon the apron '7 and-be.-y cause of the arrangement of this apron, slide` down" the same with some Velocity. Y

.-Iheflow'er edge of the apron occupies such a position that therapidly moving napkin 4'; byj theforcevofl gravity,is projected horizontally at the forward edge ofthe apron and falls over the ridge bar offthe rack 3 by the force of gravity.V r f In order that the ridge bar may be easily 1ocated` to` receive the napkins, with approximately half of the napkin on each side of the .rack bar, I provide verticalA and lateral adjustments for this bar 1, by bolts 8 having adjusting nuts 20, "which operate through elongated slots 21,? By this' curedgby movingthe bar 3 forward or back or' Coil springs" 22 vare arranged about the bolts? i; fand'l bear"V With their' upper `enols vagainst. the

lower sides of the bar 3 and with theirlower It will be seen that this structure obviates the j chance, when a' considerable number of napkins are piled on the bar, of the succeedingnapkins simply contacting with the Yfront' of the i bar without passing overl the ridge, andalwjays brings the bar in position to allow the succeeding napkins to pile smoothly over the precedingyl ones.

The table 2, of course, is provided with suitable legs and is moved to a position where thev apron 7 will most readily receive the napkins being discharged from the endless conveyorof the ironer. Y

The above description of the parts shownrin Figs. 1 and 2 provides for the reception and piling of small articles such as napkins, towels and the like. l, Y

At times, however, it is desired, because of the considerable expense of ironing machines, to use the same machine for sheets and lother large articles. c

, In order to accommodate the machine to this' purpose I provide the modified form of the in. vention shown in Figs. 4 and. 5. In this modified form, a iiat table 11 is provided, and this, table is pivotally supported on a rod A10. This; rod rruns entirely across the machine andis supported at intervals by av number of larms 12 forming part of the frame of the machine,=

' y lback youtv of the way if the operator is workwhich frame rests upon the,oor.; a f 1; l l In the dotted line positionshown in'v Figure4, the table is, entirely at uponthe top .and a large article, such as a sheet, discharging from the .endless conveyor of the ironer will pass downward and rest upon this table.A When gone sheet isr passed on to the table, it is, ofcourse, removed so thaty any succeeding` sheets `would not crease or muss it by lresting upon it. p

The peculiar constructionof the armsl-Zin relation to the pivoted table 11 is such that any,`

number of these arms may support theshaftl which is about ten feet long, and lthusrigidlyV hold the table, which not only has its own weight to support, but at intervals;V the weight of theoperator who willrest her weightupon the table in removing the sheets, from the table.v

jected in a manner similar to that heretofore described in relation to the construction of Fig. 1, and fall over an adjustable rack or bar 13.

This bar is supported at either end by an angular slide 16A having vertical slots 14 vat its upturned forward ends; Thumb nuts securing bolts which pass through the slots 14 and are secured at the end of the bar 13.;

The. bars .16 are supported by flanged rollersA 17 secured to the frame of the receiving rack and are locked in position by eccentrically operated locking devices 18 having suitable operating handles.

By the above means, it will be seen by operating the locking devices 18, the rods 16 are released and can be moved back and forth to bring the ridge of the rack bar into the proper position to receive the article projected from the apron 9.v-v f y..

In this Amodified form of4 my invention, it will be seen that ample provision is made for using theisingle ironing unit for any size articles and that full vadjustment for the receiving rack bar is providedy laterally or vertically. When napkins,- towels or small articles are to be Yironed, the tablemll is adjusted into the posi- .tion shown Vin full-lines in Fig. 4. When sheets are to be ironed, it is adjusted into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, this last position giving a flat receiving table and the articles beingremoved'as' each one falls upon this table.

It will beunderstood that while I have shown thenapkins in the drawing as being projected straight, out horizontally to fall over the receivingrack, the parts may be so arranged that the leading edge of the napkin will drop so low as to strike the front of the bar, in which event the napkin or towel will be reversed in the air and drop over the rack with its upper side down.Y f

It will be understood that after one napkin has become positioned on the rack, that the friction of its upper surface will assist in arresting the secondnapkin andso on.

Y It will also be understood that while I have shown the `modified form of the reversible table with a receiving rack separate, the receiving `rack.mjay.be attached to or form party of the table itself.

" When `it is `desired to Apush the receiving leg ing inv front'of the machine for some reason,

ythelockingf device 18 can be` operated and the bars 16 pushed back into the machine and locked in-positionag'ain. Y Y. f i

i It williurther be seen that `my improved devices are applicable to diierent types of` ironing machines and the stand or arm carryingthe parts may be moved into proximity to the disl charge end of the ironer .to receive the .articles therefromi andmy improved rack vremain an operating unit in 'itself without any direct connection with the" ironing machine.

It Will be further understood that while I have shown myimproved devices as applied to van ironing machine, that it might with equal facility :be applied .to other machines in which individual Iarticles were ldischarged from one end of themachine to take care of an accumula-` tion of articles automatically, without any chance of their becoming mussed or crumpled by such accumulation. f

' Such astructure might very Well be used in connection with printing presses for either paper or fabrics for taking care of the printed articles and allowing a slight interval for the ink to dry `on thefupper surface before thev falling article isv piled.l or superimposed on it.

The operator'attendingthe machine,l of course, removes the pile of articles asoneunit and in thecase rnapkins or towels, they are afterwardsfolded. u I a It will be furtherjseen` that because of the receiving rack may be either roughened or surfaced With some material that has a gripping surface, so that the rst napkin or article projecting on it or over it, will not slip, but become firmly anchored in position.

It will be further understood that with a machine constructed according to the present invention, it Will be possible to lay any flat article, such as an ironed napkin, straight down over a receiving bar with approximately half l on each side, Without any sliding or side movement which in articles of this kind would Wrinkle them. It would not be at all desirable, for instance, to slide articles one over the top of the other from the side. The napkins at the end of the ironing operation are slightly damp and being of a more or less rough texture would not slide one over the top of the other but would stick or Wrinkle if such an operation Were attempted. Projecting them through space and allowing them to drop over a receiving bar holds them perfectly smooth and provides for their piling up one over the other on the receiving bar Without any side sliding movement which would Wrinkle or muss them.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is new and desire to secure by Letter Patent is:

1. 'Ihe combination in a machine for delivering ilat articles, of a movable Work receiving table having. one portion formed flat for re-f ceiving one kind of Work and another portion formed with a gravity chute for another kind of Work and a bar for receiving and piling the Work from the chute when the latter is in operative position.l f

2. The combination in a machine for delivering flat articles, of a pivoted Work receiving table formed flat on one side for receiving one kind of Work and with a gravity chute upon the opposite side for receiving another kind of Work.

3. The combination with a machine for discharging flat articles, of a receiving device for such articles comprising a pivoted table at on one side and having a gravity chute construction on the opposite side for projecting the articles through space, a bar for receiving ther articles when so projected approximately half on each side of the bar and means for adjusting `the bar both laterally and vertically in relation to the chute.

4. In an ironing machine for automatically delivering the nished flat smooth articles super-r imposed in av pile, the combination With a machinel for delivering such flat smooth articles, of a receiving device for the spread articles delivered from the machine comprising a receiving chute having a vertical gravity feed portion and an approximately horizontal end delivery or projecting portion, a horizontal receiving bar spaced from the delivery end of the chute to receive the articles in projected flight one upon another and means for adjusting thevreceiving bar in relation to the projecting end of the chute to catch the articles half `on each side of the bar at the end of their ight.

JAMES TROPP.v 

